Rescues North Carolina

Cold and hungry but happy to be alive, 24 Michigan campers were rescued by helicopter Tuesday from the North Carolina mountains after surviving the weekend's paralyzing blizzard. But even as family members rejoiced at news of their rescue, the search continued for dozens of other stranded campers and for 32 British and Chinese crewmen lost at sea after a freighter sank off the coast of Nova Scotia. Another 16 people were missing off the coast of Florida.

Coretta Brown scored 20 points and Nikita Bell made a layup with 20 seconds to go to lift third-seeded North Carolina over 14th-seeded Austin Peay, 72-70, Saturday night in the first round of the women's basketball Mideast Regional at Boulder, Colo. Brooke Armistead, who scored a season-high 30 points for Austin Peay, missed a layup at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime. The loss ended a school-record 22-game winning streak for Austin Peay (27-3).

Coretta Brown scored 20 points and Nikita Bell made a layup with 20 seconds to go to lift third-seeded North Carolina over 14th-seeded Austin Peay, 72-70, Saturday night in the first round of the women's basketball Mideast Regional at Boulder, Colo. Brooke Armistead, who scored a season-high 30 points for Austin Peay, missed a layup at the buzzer that would have sent the game into overtime. The loss ended a school-record 22-game winning streak for Austin Peay (27-3).

Cold and hungry but happy to be alive, 24 Michigan campers were rescued by helicopter Tuesday from the North Carolina mountains after surviving the weekend's paralyzing blizzard. But even as family members rejoiced at news of their rescue, the search continued for dozens of other stranded campers and for 32 British and Chinese crewmen lost at sea after a freighter sank off the coast of Nova Scotia. Another 16 people were missing off the coast of Florida.